Kaʻula
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Kaʻula Island, also called Kaʻula Rock, is a small, crescent-shaped island in the Hawaiian Islands.
Mythology
In the legend of Papa and Wākea, Kaʻula is the seventh-born child.
Geography
It is located Template:Convert west-southwest of Kawaihoa Point on Niʻihau, and about Template:Convert west of Honolulu. The island is the top of a volcanic tuff cone that rests on top of a larger, submerged shield volcano. At its highest point, the island reaches a height of Template:Convert.[1] The ocean has carved large sea cliffs on the sides of the island. There is a large cave on the northwest side of the island called Kahalauaola (Shark Cave).[2]
The United States Census Bureau defines Kaʻula as Census Tract 411 of Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi. The 2000 census showed that the uninhabited island had a land area of Template:Convert.[3] Because of erosion, the island is slowly shrinking.
Kaʻula, which he spelled as "Tahoora", was one of the first five islands sighted by Captain James Cook in 1778.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse was completed on the island in 1932 by the United States Lighthouse Service, which became part of the United States Coast Guard in 1939. The lighthouse remained in operation through 1947.
Military use
The island has been used as a bombing range by the United States Navy since at least 1952. Inert ordnance is currently used, although live explosive ordnance has been used in the past. There is a risk of unexploded ordnance on the island. Permission from the U.S. Navy is required to land on the island. In 1978, over the objection of the U.S. Navy, the state of Hawaiʻi claimed ownership of Kaʻula and named the island a State Seabird Sanctuary.[4] A final determination of ownership has not yet been made, and the Navy still uses the southeast point of the island as an aerial bombing and strafing target.[5]
Diving
Kaʻula is uninhabited, but fishermen and scuba divers frequently visit the island. Five Fathom Pinnacle, Template:Convert west-northwest of Kaʻula, is also a noted dive spot.[6]
See also
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References
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External links
- Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Kaula
- Kaʻula Island
- Nautical Chart Containing Kaʻula Island
- Kaula Rock Photos Photographs of Kaʻula Island, May 2008
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- ↑ Kaula Volcano John Seach, Volcano Live
- ↑ Kaʻula Island Template:Webarchive NOAA Ship Townsend Cromwell, Student Connection
- ↑ Census Tract 411, Kauaʻi County United States Census Bureau
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- ↑ U.S. Coast Pilot 7, Chapter 14, p. 634
- ↑ Underwater Photos from Five Fathom Pinnacle